"A podcast is audio or visual content that is automatically delivered over a network via free subscription. Once subscribed to, podcasts can be regularly distributed over the Internet or within your school’s network and accessed with an iPod, laptop, or desktop computer (both Macs and PC.s)" http://www.apple.com/education/products/ipod/podcasting.html
- Ways to allow your students to continue to integrate these tools into their learning
- http://connect.educause.edu/blog/dianao/podcastingintheclass/1781 -- a podcast by the folks at Educause on how podcasts are being used by faculty to enhance students' educational experiences
- http://teachdigital.pbwiki.com/podcasting -- podcasting resources by Wes Fryer
- http://teachdigital.pbwiki.com/podcasting2 -- continuation of podcasting resources by Wes Fryer
- http://www.epnweb.org/ -- "The Education Podcast Network is an effort to bring together into one place, the wide range of podcast programming that may be helpful to teachers looking for content to teach with and about, and to explore issues of teaching and learning in the 21st century."
- http://www.learnoutloud.com/Podcast-Directory -- "LearnOutLoud.com is proud to present the Internet's first directory for podcasts you can learn from."
- http://www.apple.com/education/guidedtours/itunesu.html -- iTunes U is a great resource for learning content . . . pre-service teachers can learn content or use these as content resources.
- How to begin to use these tools
- http://www.podbean.com/ -- create a podcast account
- http://www.apple.com/education/products/ipod/podcasting.html -- a simple introduction to podcasting: what it is and how to use it in the classroom
- http://edweb.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/podcasting/start.htm -- another simple introduction to podcasting, this time by San Diego State University's Educational Technology Department, on podcasting in the classroom
- http://www.podcasting-tools.com/ -- This site is a comprehensive podcasting resource detailing everything you need to know about Podcasting
- Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms by Will Richardson (ISBN-978-1412959711) -- web tools for the classroom